Abstract
SummaryThe fundamental aspects of psychological time (duration, temporal order, perspective) are mediated by memory structures and processes. The present research examined the coding of temporal order information in semantic memory and its retrieval. To explore this question a recognition paradigm and a combination of several different research methods (behavioral, pupillometric, and neuroimaging studies) were used. The temporal orientation and the distance between events were manipulated. Reaction times, error rates and pupillary responses demonstrated that the temporal dimension in mental event representations showed directional and distance properties. In general, these findings supported the theoretical framework proposed by Barsalou (1999). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data suggested that the processing of temporal-order relations depended on prefrontal brain regions. These results are discussed with regards to executive functions of the prefrontal cortex.
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